Let Go and Be Free
Discover tips on self-healing, overcome a dysfunctional childhood and find happiness.
A few years back, I went to see Amanda Palmer on her tour. She had just released her The Art of Asking book and had been in the news because she had raised more than a million dollars on Kickstarter to help fund her album. If you’re not familiar with Palmer, she’s a musician who is outspoken and is open to embracing her fans.
I remember a night when my mom and stepfather had a big argument. I don’t know what it was about because my brother and I were in our room getting ready for bed.
My mom came into our room and gave my brother and me a big hug. She started talking about leaving if that would make things better for all of us, and I didn’t understand the context of why she said those words. She held us tight, and we held her tighter, and my heartbeat fast.
If you turn on the news, or just stick your head outside a window, you’ll see and hear the great hate debate that’s raging across the world. Red vs. Blue. Black vs. White. The list goes on and on and on.
Compassion is not a popular word these days. People are either good or bad.
But I would disagree. To take a phrase from the bible, no person is “without sin.”
I have done bad things. I have done things that are good. I am human. The problem these days is that we act as though everyone needs to be as perfect as they can be.
